Liam Payne, former member of One Direction, passes away at 31

 

Liam Payne, former member of One Direction, passes away at 31

A former member of the boyband One Direction has passed away at the age of 31 after reportedly falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, according to local police.

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According to a police statement provided to CNN, Payne's death took place on Wednesday at a hotel on Costa Rica Street in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires police reported that officers from the 14B Police Station responded to the hotel on Wednesday afternoon following a 911 call about a man who was behaving aggressively and was possibly under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The police's statement did not specifically identify this individual as Payne.

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Payne was recently seen in Argentina attending his former bandmate Niall Horan’s concert on October 2, as shown in videos shared on social media.

He had recently celebrated his 31st birthday in the UK, according to videos posted on his Snapchat account. Born in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, Payne was the youngest of three siblings and studied music technology at the City of Wolverhampton College.

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He was widely recognized as a member of the iconic British boyband One Direction. The group, which also included Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, and Niall Horan, was formed in 2010 after each member participated in the UK version of the reality competition show "The X Factor."